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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1950

Page

9

22 ENVOYS TO BE OUSTED U.S. Czechs Told to Cut Diplomatic Staffs

The State Department ordered Czechoslovakia to reduce its diplomatic presence in the United States as tensions rise over Eastern Europe. Chicago and New York consulates will close or be scaled back, with Prague and Bratislava posts affected. Officials say Moscow influence and East-West pressures drive the move, signaling a broader shift in U.S.-Czechoslovak relations.

Eastern Europe Crecielovak Rusia Kremlin

Czechs Close British Information Service

Prague reports state action affecting information services as Czech authorities move to shut down or restrict British Information Service centers. The development follows accusations of anti state activity and ties to US diplomatic staff, with centers in Prague and Prague area impacted by April orders.

John M. Hightower Associated Press Wassingio Unites State Todas Caerr York Othees Yesterdas

Two Alice Men Drowned In Lake Near Corpus Christi

At Cox camp on Lake Ma An near Corpus Christi two men from Alice were drowned when a motor boat took on water. Weber and Goen were last seen by bystanders as one slipped under. Rescuers found one body later and the other after four hours. Goen survived by a wife, and officers moved the bodies to Mathis for burial.

Corpus Park Texas Alice Tien Lonnie Goone Pete Weber Lake Ma Cox's Freer Hach Wener Govnes Ko. Salles Edie Weight Gene Miter T. Lars Goynes Alice Omfort Harlingen McAllen Mathis Christi

Local Briefs Highlight Lubbock Area News

Pfc Billy J Florence 20 returns to Fort Ton San Antonio food service school after visit with Howard Kidwell Lub bt new of Burbank. Sheila Green 12 readmitted after hip injury surgery at Tarss hospital. Infant son of Gus Carpenter dies in Lub puck Memorial Hospital. Wadsworth family returns from Dallas. daughter Munni hospitalized in Gaston, son Jack to undergo back surgery in Galveston. Dockray to Fort Worth for Texas Association of Insurance Agents meeting. Dr James Odell Blackwell to operate dental clinic in town. Westerner yearbooks to be delivered Monday after purchase. Carl P Collins of Fidelity Union Life visits Lubbock. Rennie Strong show matinee at 4 pm Thursday in Lubbock High. County Sheriff Posse joins Tohoka rodeo.

Billy J. Florence J. C. Floren Food Service School Fort Ton San Antonio J. G. Wadsworth Fth Dallas Gaston Hospital Wadsworths Jack 317 Vertit Sealey Hospital Galveston

Tarleton College Educator J Thomas Davis Dies

Tarleton State College mourns longtime educator Dr J Thomas Davis aged 70 who will be buried tomorrow in West End Cemetery. He was set to deliver a dedicatory speech for the new cemetery chimes, marking his long service as a guiding force at Tarleton State.

Stephenville J. Thomas Davis West End New Cemetery Tarleton State

Longtime Tarleton dean Davis dies after 30 plus years

Dean emeritus Davis who led Tarleton College from 1919 to 1945 and taught social science died last night at home. A founder of the school’s growth from 320 students, he also led the American Association of Junior Colleges and the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Surviving are his widow two sons James Davis and Thomas Davis and a daughter Mrs Green. Also noted, Pvt Ernest Burleson has been released from active duty after hospitalization at Brooke General Fort Sam Houston Texas.

Davis Tarleton Dean Davis American Association of Junior Colleges West Texas Chamber of Commerce Honey Grove Navasota Grimes County Navasota County Thomas Willson Davis San Ernest Burleson Brooke Geneital Brooke Dical Center Fort Sam N Texas

Two Lubbock High Latin Students Win Medals In Contest

Two Lubbock High sophomores Nancy Hollingsworth and Jerry Smith earned medals in the National Latin Competitions. The event, organized by the National Association for the Promotion of Latin, involved 19 000 students nationwide and replaces the old Texas Interfraternity Latin tournament. Other standout students received various honors including Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude distinctions.

Lubbock High Latin Lubbock Nancy Hollingsworth J. Se. Hollingsworth Jerry Smith G. S. Smith High Schoo Ancy Jerry Belva Blake Peary Hay Eugenia McCullough Dorothy Schuet Betty Shockley France Smith United States Canada Hawai National Association For the Promotion of Latin Elizabeth N. J Texas

Venezuela Bans Communist Party in Caracas

The government in Venezuela on May 13 outlawed the Communist party. The decision comes amid political tension as authorities move to curb opposition groups within the capital Caracas.

Venezuela REDS Aracas Communist Party

Fragmentary town note on military equipment and veterans

Readable text mentions a town and veterans at a Supa site. It references military equipment and an intelligence note about J gan and ghass betes, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled. The item reads as an onscreen fragment of a local military or veteran context with incomplete identifiers.

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